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Five things to know about next Sunday's Houston Texans-New England Patriots AFC divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium: It was ugly last time: On Dec. 10, on "Monday Night Football," the Patriots smoked the Texans 42-14. New England was up 28...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Minimizing mistakes and letting Mark Sanchez do his thing wound up a sufficient recipe for the Tennessee Titans to end a three-game losing streak and eke out a 14-10 win over the New York Jets on "Monday Night Football." The Ti...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tonight for the Titans is about more than playing spoiler against the 6-7 Jets, who still hold faint playoff hopes. It's the Titans' lone appearance on Monday Night Football this season, and a team that's been embarrassed too o...

HOUSTON -- While eight-year veteran linebacker Barrett Ruud was out of the league, he caught the Texans' Week 5 win against the Jets on "Monday Night Football." On the telecast he heard his old coach from Tampa Bay, ESPN commentator Jon Gruden, as...

This week, we discussed J.J. Watt's candidacy for MVP. Fair or not, the "Monday Night Football" stage gives him a huge platform to make his case for defensive player of the year, and even for MVP. If he harasses Tom Brady, gets a sack or two, and ...

ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden previews this week's big "Monday Night Football" matchup as Matt Schaub and the Houston Texans (11-1) face three-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (9-3) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans The Texans are looking forward to showing off to a national TV audience tonight on "Monday Night Football" against the Jets at Met Life Stadium, says Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. Big questio...

Even the best teams tend to have cracks. Arrive at the wrong matchup against an opponent equipped to exploit it, and a top team can lose even if it plays well. The 4-0 Houston Texans are not invincible as they prepare for "Monday Night Football...

The NFL Live crew makes its predictions for Texans-Jets on Monday Night Football....

When Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis tore his knee in a Week 3 overtime win at Miami, it meant we were denied a marvelous matchup on Monday Night Football. Hardly anyone in the NFL would try to cover Houston receiver Andre Johnson one-on-one. We...

Some viewers in Jacksonville brought complaints to the AFC South blog about some of the television shots used as part of the pregame show and telecast of "Monday Night Football" -- one of the Charlotte skyline and at least one scenic shot of Jacksonv...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After a news-filled week with change, the Jaguars took the field for "Monday Night Football" and promptly proved talent trumps everything. Depleted at cornerback and ineffective rushing quarterback Philip Rivers, Jacksonville...

Tim Hasselbeck and Jerry Rice share their forecasts for the Jaguars on "Monday Night Football."...

Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew remains the key to Jacksonville's offense. On "Monday Night Football," his encounters with Baltimore middle linebacker Ray Lewis will be spotlight moments. "He's a Hall of Famer," Jones-Drew said in a t...

Three areas of interest to look at after the Indianapolis Colts lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on "Monday Night Football," thanks to ESPN Stats & Info: Pressure: The Buccaneers had great results when sending at least five pass rushers agains...

The "Monday Night Football" crew did a media conference call today. Here are the two pieces of it that pertained to the AFC South... Q. Is this the Texans' year, and do you see them taking down the Colts finally? JON GRUDEN: I guess I am one of t...